mired
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Scams targeting those mired in the U.S. immigration system are not new, but advocates say predators have become more sophisticated, using technologies like artificial intelligence and targeted ads.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
Congress is at a standstill trying to pass key legislation, the military is mired in a conflict in the Middle East, and the president just faced his third assassination attempt in two years.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
A decade earlier, in 2012, the parks department was mired in scandal when officials threatened to close 70 state parks due to a lack of funds until a hidden $54-million stockpile was uncovered.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
After decades as Europe’s manufacturing engine, the country is mired in its longest stretch of stagnation since World War II as it wrestles with competition from China and a slump in demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
If either factor failed—if reproduction failed to produce variants or if heredity failed to transmit the variations—then nature would be mired in a ditch, the cogwheels of evolution jammed.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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